Victoria County History

Great Cheverell GREAT CHEVERELL The parish 1 is situated 43/4 miles south of Devizes . 2 It covers 1,846 a. and is long and narrow in shape. 3 From the north-eastern boundary at Mill Farm across Great Cheverell common, the

Parishes Little Cheverell LITTLE CHEVERELL Little Cheverell, 5 miles south of Devizes , is one of a number of villages lying at the foot of the northern scarp of Salisbury Plain . 1 Like most of the others the

Hospitals St John and St Katherine , Heytesbury 28. THE HOSPITAL OF ST . JOHN AND ST . KATHARINE, HEYTESBURY The hospital at Heytesbury was founded in 1472 by Margaret, the widow of the 2nd Lord Hungerford , 1

Parishes Erlestoke ERLESTOKE Erlestoke, like other parishes along the spring-line on the north-western edge of Salisbury Plain , is long and narrow in shape, straddling the edge of the Plain. The village lies in the centre of the parish

Potterne and Cannings hundred THE HUNDRED OF POTTERNE AND CANNINGS The modern hundred of Potterne and Cannings is formed from the ancient hundred of Cannings and half the ancient hundred of Rowborough . In 1084 the hundred of Cannings

Wilts,] FOR INQUIRING CONCERNING CHARITIES. Sarum or his vicar-general, or, during the vacancy of the see, by the custos of the spirituality thereof, be removed. That wheneverit should happen that any of the said 12 poor men or woman

Heytesbury. Heytesbury Hospital, continued. FURTHER REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS [County of week, at least, take one or more of his scholars and catechise them in the chapel of the said almshouse before the poor men and woman, and gently

Bccliing Stoke. Mayo's Charity, continued. 380 FURTHER REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS [County of towards the purchase of clothing for old persons, and Bibles and Prayer Books for children and young persons, selecting the most deserving objects amongst the said

Townsend's Charities, continued. 382 FURTHER REPOUT OF THE COMMISSIONERS [County of Great Cbevercl). rent-charge of 10s.1 It was, however, stated that the tenap.t of certain premises, which had been sold to Mr. Watson Taylor by Mr. Burslerc, used to

East or .Market Lavington. Thomas and William Salisbury's Charity, continued. Townsend's Charity. 386 FURTHER REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS [County of It Laving- been considered desirable always to distribute nearly the same num- of ]Oaves "without having regard to the

British Newspapers 1600-1900

EUCLESIASTICAL. The rectory of Great Cheverell, D)evizes, is vicant by the death of the Rev. IL Gunner, formerly of Whiston, Yorkshire. The promoters of the Pusey Memorial are looking forward to the publication of Canon Liddon's life "I Pusey

THE HOLY ALLIANCE. From its first formation that confederacy, termed by j the subscribing powers " The Holy Alliance," in spite j of their high- sounding professions, has been regarded j with the strongest su^jiieion ; and various nircum-

THE CHURCH AND THE UNIVERSITIES. CLERICAL OBITUARY. On the 9th inst., at Stansted Vicarage, Essex, Thomas Garnham Luard, M.A., vicar, rural dean of Newport and hon. canon of St. Alban's. On the Bth inst., at Trinity Parsonage, Melrose, N.